Surgical management of intrinsic brain stem gliomas

Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 137-154

  Bricolo, Albino ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b City Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CANCER SURGERY; GLIOMA; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033928467     PISSN: 1092440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/oy.2000.6559     Document Type: Article

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